https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's parliament on Friday ousted Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote sparked by fury over his party's corruption woes, with his Socialist arch-rival Pedro Sanchez taking over. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/rajoy-forced-out-and-sanchez-becomes-spains-new-pm Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:02:25 +0200 rajoy-forced-out-and-sanchez-becomes-spains-new-pm The no-confidence vote got underway at 11.01 in Spain's Congress. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/live-no-confidence-vote Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:05:29 +0200 live-no-confidence-vote Beaten in the last two elections and ousted as head of his Socialist party before making a spectacular comeback, Pedro Sanchez is on the verge of succeeding in his gamble to take power in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/profile-pedro-sanchez-the-triumph-of-obstinacy Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:53:54 +0200 profile-pedro-sanchez-the-triumph-of-obstinacy He's known as the great survivor: Calmly biding his time as his rivals fret around him, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has bounced back from every political crisis he's faced... until now. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/rajoy-spains-great-survivor-on-the-verge-of-falling Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:29:20 +0200 rajoy-spains-great-survivor-on-the-verge-of-falling Mariano Rajoy faced his last hours as Spanish prime minister Friday as he braced to lose a no-confidence vote and make way for his arch-rival Pedro Sanchez, leader of the opposition. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/spanish-pm-poised-to-fall-in-no-confidence-vote Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:00:34 +0200 spanish-pm-poised-to-fall-in-no-confidence-vote The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) announced that it will support Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) in his vote of no confidence against Mariano Rajoy (PP). https://www.thelocal.es/20180531/adios-rajoy-its-all-over-for-spanish-pm Thu, 31 May 2018 19:35:04 +0200 adios-rajoy-its-all-over-for-spanish-pm Spain's Mariano Rajoy was fighting for his political life Thursday as his government faced a no-confidence vote tabled by the opposition Socialists following a corruption scandal involving the premier's ruling Popular Party. https://www.thelocal.es/20180531/spain-mps-begin-debating-no-confidence-motion-against-pm Thu, 31 May 2018 12:55:33 +0200 spain-mps-begin-debating-no-confidence-motion-against-pm Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a no-confidence vote at the end of the week after a court ruled his governing Popular Party benefited for years from a large kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. https://www.thelocal.es/20180529/what-next-scenarios-after-spanish-pms-no-confidence-vote Tue, 29 May 2018 12:10:11 +0200 what-next-scenarios-after-spanish-pms-no-confidence-vote Spain's parliament will debate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government on Thursday and Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180528/spanish-parliament-to-debate-rajoy-no-confidence-motion-this-week Mon, 28 May 2018 16:40:13 +0200 spanish-parliament-to-debate-rajoy-no-confidence-motion-this-week Spain's Socialist Party on Saturday pledged to hold new elections within months if its attempt to unseat Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy with a parliamentary no-confidence vote succeeds. https://www.thelocal.es/20180527/spains-socialists-pledge-elections-within-months-if-vote-succeeds Sun, 27 May 2018 11:08:13 +0200 spains-socialists-pledge-elections-within-months-if-vote-succeeds Spain's biggest opposition party, the Socialists (PSOE), filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his conservative Popular Party was found guilty of benefiting from illegal funds in a mega graft trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20180525/what-next-could-a-no-confidence-vote-oust-rajoy Fri, 25 May 2018 14:23:59 +0200 what-next-could-a-no-confidence-vote-oust-rajoy Spain's biggest opposition party, the Socialists, filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his conservative Popular Party was found guilty of benefiting from illegal funds in a mega graft trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20180525/spains-socialists-file-no-confidence-motion-against-rajoy-over-graft Fri, 25 May 2018 13:41:23 +0200 spains-socialists-file-no-confidence-motion-against-rajoy-over-graft